Vulnerabilities
Vulnerable Software

Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-8709

kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 18.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.0
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
Products affected by CVE-2015-8709


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